Argument Paper Rough Draft

SOCIAL NETWORKING AND HIRING

Revised thesis statement

Topic 1: Social Networking

1. Claim: 40% of people in the world communicate and interact through social media sites.

Supporting research: majority of people have multiple social networking sites. The main use of these sites is socializing and interaction. Most people connect to their families and friends through face time on social networking sites.

Information source: the statistical data has been obtained from the American Institute for Research.

2. Claim: 56% of Americans have at least one account in the various social networking sites.

Supporting research: In America, almost everyone uses social media. This includes both the young and the old in society. Social networking is part of the normal life especially for teenagers. Social media is used as a platform to share information among friends and family.

Information source: This information has been received and verified from the global social media research summary of 2019.

3. Claim: 91% of the people in America are using social networks.

Supporting research: Majority of the people in America have mobile phones. The phones have social media apps installed at the manufacturing level. Anyone that has a phone is likely to create an account on these sites. Once an individual has created an account, they are likely to frequently access the site to update and network with friends and families.

Information source: The information is obtained from Pew Research Center. Pew research center is a reliable source of information about internet and technology.

Topic 2: Hiring

1. Claim: Employers tend to use information available on social networking sites when recruiting employees.

Supporting research: Employers in the recent times rely greatly on information from social media posts to know more about their prospective employees.

Information source: The information has been acquired from University Research Company; Center for human services.

2. Claim: Information gathered from social networking sites, can be misleading in the process of hiring and recruiting.

Supporting research: Information posted on social media by users is not always accurate. People tend to display different personalities on social media. Employers should focus on knowing the real personality of an individual rather than the social media personality especially when hiring and recruiting.

Information source: The information was provided by the International Journal of Economic Research.

Topic 3: Advantages of using social networking sites when hiring

1. Claim: The cost of recruitment based on information from social networking sites is low.

Supporting research: Accessing information on social media has minimal costs compared to conducting an extensive research about your prospective employees. There is a lot of information which is readily available about employees on social platforms.

Information source: This information has been received and verified from the global social media research summary of 2019.

2. Claim: Employers scrutinize the employees secretly on social media.

Supporting research: Considering the fact that many people are active on social media, it is very easy to monitor the various activities that they are engaged in every day. Employers can use this information to analyze and identify certain characteristics that they desire their employees to possess.

Information source: The information was provided by the International Journal of Economic Research.

3. Claim: Employers can to identify high quality candidates from social networking sites.

Supporting research: The social network platforms has individuals who have brilliant traits the employer wants; this gives them an insight about the employee depending on the content they post on their timelines.

Information source: The information was provided by the International Journal of Economic Research.

References

Gelinas, L., Pierce, R., Winkler, S., Cohen, I. G., Lynch, H. F., & Bierer, B. E. (2017). Using social media as a research recruitment tool: ethical issues and recommendations. The American Journal of Bioethics, 17(3), 3-14.

· The American Journal of Bioethics, is a reliable source of information. The details highlighted in the journal are verifiable. The journal has provided recommendations on how to effectively use social networking platforms to conduct the recruitment process.

Jeske, D., & Shultz, K. S. (2016). Using social media content for screening in recruitment and selection: pros and cons. Work, employment and society, 30(3), 535-546.

· The information obtained from this source provides meaningful insight on screening and evaluation of employee’s character on social networking platforms. The source highlights the relevance of using in social networking platforms to scrutinize employees.

Melanthiou, Y., Pavlou, F., & Constantinou, E. (2015). The use of social network sites as an e-recruitment tool. Journal of Transnational Management, 20(1), 31-49.

· The Journal of Transnational Management is a viable source because it provides relevant information about the use of social media platforms to recruit workers, it gives an insight about the role that social media plays in the hiring process.